10th Circuit: the Civil Case Management Plan must be filed WITH the complaint — the Clerk rejects initial pleadings without it · BenchPath

10th Circuit: the Civil Case Management Plan must be filed WITH the complaint — the Clerk rejects initial pleadings without it

High confidence· verified July 22, 2026Case ManagementFla. 10th Jud. Cir. Admin. Order No. 3-42.2, In re: Civil Case Management and Implementation of Civil Differentiated Case Management, ¶¶ 2-3

Summary

In Polk, Highlands and Hardee Counties, a plaintiff filing almost any civil case must file the circuit's preapproved Civil Case Management Plan at the same moment as the civil cover sheet, complaint and summonses. This is not a later step: AO 3-42.2 directs the Clerk to refuse the initial pleading until the plan is filed.

Applies to

All civil cases in circuit and county court in Hardee, Highlands and Polk Counties, except the eighteen categories listed in AO 3-42.2 ¶1 (including §51.011 and §45.075 actions, small claims not proceeding under the Rules of Civil Procedure, probate/guardianship under chs. 731-736, 738 and 744, administrative review, eminent domain, in rem forfeiture, habeas, actions by persons in custody, arbitration-award enforcement, rule 1.630 extraordinary writs, foreign-judgment actions, ch. 56 actions, specialty-division cases, ch. 415 / §§393.12 and 825.1035 proceedings, and claims requiring expedited resolution).

Requirement

Plaintiff determines the case management track (streamlined, general, or complex) at the onset and files the preapproved Civil Case Management Plan (Attachment A to AO 3-42.2) together with the civil cover sheet, complaint, and summons(es). No separate order approving the plan is needed — Attachment A is preapproved by the administrative order itself. If the plan is not filed, the Clerk of the Circuit Court will not accept the initial pleading and will notify the filer.

Source of truth

Plaintiff shall file the completed preapproved Civil Case Management Plan in the case at the same time as the civil cover sheet, complaint, and summons(es) to be served upon all defendants. ... Initial pleadings that do not include the preapproved Civil Case Management Plan will not be accepted by the Clerk of the Circuit Court. The Clerk of the Circuit Court will notify the filer that the initial pleading is not being accepted for filing until the preapproved Civil Case Management Plan has been filed.

Official source: 10th Circuit — Administrative Orders, Division 3 (Civil)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 5, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: July 22, 2026BenchPath arbitration 2026-07-22 — live fetch + sha256 custody of the order PDF; operative text read verbatim

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Change history

August 6, 2026Monitor: content changed at 10th Circuit — Administrative Orders, Division 3 (Civil). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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July 28, 2026Monitor: content changed at 10th Circuit — Administrative Orders, Division 3 (Civil). Review before republishing dependent rules.

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